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Classwords are suffixes added to database column names to indicate the type of data they contain. This improves readability and makes it easier to understand the database schema. Base classwords include text, calendar, numeric and domain-specific types. It is best to avoid redundancy in column names, as this can lead to unnecessary verbosity. Using... See more
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Text Classwords
identifier (or id)
code[_<standard>]
name
description (or desc)
indicator (or ind)
number
text
Calendar Classwords
date
datetime[<timezone>] (or dt[<timezone>])
timestamp[<timezone>] (or ts[<timezone>])
Numeric Classwords
count
amount[_<currency>]
<quantity_property>[_<unit_of_measure>]
ratio
factor
percent (or pct)
Domain-Specific Classwords
uri
address
email
sku
json
geojson